ViewCast 240E, 450E manual

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UL Statement

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. has not tested the performance or reliability of the security or signaling aspects of this product. UL has only tested for fire, shock and casualty hazards as outlined in UL’s standard for safety UL 60950-1. UL certification does not cover the performance or reliability of the security or signaling aspects of this product. UL MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OR CERTIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SECURITY OR SIGNALING RELATED FUNCTIONS OF THIS PRODUCT.

To maintain UL compliance, this product to be used only with UL Listed computers that include instructions for user installed accessories.

FCC Notice:

WARNING: Use shielded cables to connect this device to peripherals in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio emission limits.

WARNING: Modifications to this device not approved by ViewCast Corporation could void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate the device.

The Osprey 240e video capture card has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

If the above measures are unsuccessful, please consult the dealer or manufacturer of your radio or television receiver, or speak with an experienced radio/TV technician.

Note: This reminder is provided to call to the CATV installer’s attention Section 820-40 of the NEC, which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

The Osprey 450e video capture card has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case users will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

Shielded Cables: Connections between this device and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio emission limits.

Modifications: Modifications to this device not approved by ViewCast Corporation could void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate the device.

Note to CATV Installer: Section 820-40 of the NEC provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Product Disposal Information

Dispose of this product in accordance with local and national disposal regulations (if any), including those governing the recovery and recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

RoHS Compliant: ViewCast Corporation is committed to compliance with the European directive on the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Directive 2002/95/EC, the RoHS directive.

For current RoHS statement, visit www.viewcast.com.

ViewCast Corporation 3701 W. Plano Parkway, Suite 300, Plano, TX 75075-7840 USA

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Contents Osprey 240e/450e User Guide Page Contents AVStream driver reference information Osprey 240e Environmental specifications Osprey 450e Page Warranties Limited WarrantyOverview Reseller Pass ThroughSystem requirements Minimum system requirementsInstallation Steps Installing the driverCustom installing AVStream Installing the video capture cardTo install the video capture card Digital Signature Not Found Window Setting Driver Properties Accessing the Osprey Config UtilityOspreyConfig’s initial processing sequence Initial OspreyConfig user interfaceSelecting a device for configuration Control used to open the properties Understanding the device properties window Osprey Video Device Properties window tabsVideo Decoder InputVideo Proc Amp RefSizeOspreyConfig utility to access devices Devices and global controlsInput tab Input tabVideo Present CancelVideo Input Video StandardOsprey 450e AV option hardware add-on-device Input tab without AV optionVideo input Osprey 450eVideo standard Video Standard fieldInput Format analog inputs Composite cameraVideoCheck VideoGraphVbiGraph VideoGraphVideo Proc Amp tab Video Proc Amp TabFrequency Anti Flicker Default Color EnablePowerLine BrightnessVideo Decoder tab Video Decoder tabLines detected Signal DetectedOutput Enable VCR InputHorizontal Horizontal DelayRefSize tab FormatCCIR-601 Horizontal FormatSquare Pixels Wide Horizontal DelaySignal WSS Use WideScreenSource Width Source WidthReference Size for Crop and Logo Placement Video Type Format HW or SW Adds CPU GranularityLine Ntsc Vertical Format Line Ntsc Vertical FormatSimulStream Currently UsingFilters tab DeinterlaceSimulStream SimulStream optionMultiple instances Osprey 240e/450e User Guide Inverse Telecine Adjust…Deinterlace Motion AdaptiveBackground − telecine and inverse telecine Currently Using group Current Using settingsFrame Algorithm Adaptive Deinterlace windowMotion Threshold Close Test ModeRestore Defaults Osprey 240e/450e User Guide Device tab No-Video Test Pattern Buffers RequestedDiagnostic logging Diagnostic LoggingTypical section of data Device Info Board NumberingBoard Numbering Setting Driver Properties Closed Caption ExtrasTimecode Video Marking TimestampingCaptions tab Captions tabPin Select Render Ntsc Closed Captions On Video Render Logical White AsCC Pin CC PinLogo tab Enable Logo onFile and Color sub Tab Enable Key Color On File and Color Sub tabOsprey 240e/450e User Guide File and Color Pin SelectEnable Key Color Enable Key ColorWeighting Position and SizeOsprey 240e/450e User Guide Size and Crop tab Size and Crop tabReference Size Enable CroppingDefault Output Reference SizeGranularity Format Horizontal VerticalEnable Cropping Enable CroppingRecalc button Default Output Size Default Output SizePage AVStream driver reference information DirectShowAVStream Driver Reference Information Post-Processing mode Post-Processing modeAVStream Driver Reference Information Preview Pin to Overlay Mixer to Video Renderer Efficient Video RenderingPreview Pin to Video Renderer Preview Pin to VMR7 Video Mixing RendererPreview Pin to VMR9 Some Data PointsAVStream Driver Reference Information Video standards and sizes Color formatsYUV format details Captioning via CC or VBI pins Closed captioning CCDirect CC rendering on video CC streaming interface Vertical Interval Timecode VitcVertical Blanking Interval VBI capture Timecode Video MarkingSelecting the audio source and input volume Audio driverAudio Driver Audio properties Audio propertiesAudio formats Audio configurationMono Source Mode Audio playbackDual Mono Audio level Input reference levelOsprey 240e Appendix a Osprey hardware specificationsEnvironmental specifications Osprey 240e long back plate Osprey 450e Osprey 450e back plateAppendix a Osprey Hardware Specifications Mini-DIN Signal RCA Connectors Appendix B Osprey 450e audio cablePage Scrambled video image Appendix C TroubleshootingColor bars on video screen Cannot play back recorded audio Poor video quality at large frame sizesMultiple horizontal lines across video image Osprey 240e/450e User Guide Page Index Appendix C Troubleshooting Osprey 240e/450e User Guide Viewcast.com